# The Vampyre: A Tale

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- Authors: [John Polidori](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-polidori)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2015-11-26

## Description

The Vampyre: A Tale is based on a fragment written by Lord Byron in 1816 during a gathering of author friends who, trapped inside due to bad weather, decided to write ghost stories. It was the first vampire story in English prose, and as such had a wide-ranging influence, almost single-handedly creating the now-popular image of the vampire as an aristocratic seducer.

## Editions

### The Vampyre: A Tale

- Publisher: gateway
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7321-650-1
- Published: 2015-11-26
- Language: en_GB